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Grateful Dead Live at Uptown Theater on 1978-05-17

by Grateful Dead

Publication date: 1978-05-17 ( check for other copies)

Topics: Live concert

Collection: GratefulDead

Band/Artist: Grateful Dead

Resource: DeadLists Project

Item Size: 1.4G

Mississippi Half Step-> Franklin's Tower, Me & My Uncle-> Big River, It Must Have Been The Roses, Looks Like Rain, Tennessee Jed, Lazy Lightning-> Supplication Samson & Delilah, Friend Of The Devil, Dancin' In The Streets-> Drums-> Terrapin Station-> Not Fade Away-> Around & Around, E: Werewolves of London

Notes

AKG D202E mics > Sony TC-152; AUDMC > R > DAT > CDWAV; via Noah Weiner

Addeddate: 2004-04-05 14:17:25

Has_mp3: 1

Identifier: gd78-05-17.akg.weiner.8334.sbeok.shnf

Lineage: AUDMC > R > DAT > CDWAV

Location: Chicago, IL

Numeric_id: 11996

Shndiscs: 2

Source: AKG D202E mics > Sony TC-152

Transferred by: Noah Weiner

Type: sound

Venue: Uptown Theater

Year: 1978

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Reviewer: Spike570 - - June 11, 2024
Subject: I was there!

This was my first Dead show at age 17. I knew nothing about the band and loved every minute of this show. Whether I've seen better (or heard better) later, and there were many, this one will always stand out as an all time favorite. BTW, it wasn't a broken string, someone came out on stage and cut Phil's strings. It was insane, which is probably why I remember it.

Reviewer: andywaz - - May 17, 2018
Subject: Werewolves

Hey gang. Jerry and the boys opened with Werewolves of London 10/31/85. Was there with a great friend. Check it out

Reviewer: Werewolf1 - - December 15, 2012
Subject: Howlin'

Hairy and howlin' with joy!

Reviewer: BabylonDon - - May 4, 2012
Subject: My first show

I had American Beauty and Skeletons from the closet, given to me by a country music fan because "they're not country enough". Nobody in my age group from my little suburb were listening. I didn't even know Keith and Donna existed when I went to the Uptown that night. By the time the faded out of Half-Step and started Franklin's Tower, I was hooked. Great show. Great venue. Great band.

Reviewer: Joe B. - - May 31, 2010
Subject: Check the Space>Terrapin

Wow, all these comments/reviews and not one mention of the aforementioned segment of incomparable music; my current answer to the question, "Hey Joe B., what's your favorite Grateful Dead song?"

Reviewer: jimi464 - - December 12, 2007
Subject: Hate to disagree....

I did some searching and it appears that the only Warren Zevon tune Garcia played on was Transverse City. Ill keep looking.

Reviewer: JennesseeTed - - May 5, 2007
Subject: Werewolves

It's fitting that they played Werewolves of London considering Jerry did the guitar work for Warren Zevon on that song. Check out Zevon's cd Transverse City, its got Garcia, David Gilmour, and Neil Young all doing guitar work on it

Reviewer: adamramocki - - August 7, 2006
Subject: Warewolves

5-11-78 has a better version of Werewolves, I downloaded that show and it is awesome! I also wish that they would of played this song more. Nowadays you have to go to a Bob Weir and Ratdog show on Halloween to hear this song.hahaha oh well..... have a grate day!

Reviewer: birdsgosouth - - February 28, 2006
Subject: werewolves redux

there's more than this one

this show is great

Reviewer: L. Rosley - - February 2, 2006
Subject: Werewolves rarity

A very decent show, well worth a listen. A beautiful Mississippi. Samson & Delilah is hot. Terrapin is tight, and the Not Fade Away reminds one of the "groovy," bouncy NFA a la 1976.

Of particular interest is the encore, Werewolves of London, a song by Warren Zevon that was a hit on FM radio in 1978. I've never seen Werewolves in a Dead any other setlist, and a search of Deadbase doesn't yields anything. A pretty good song, and Jerry does a nice job. Too bad it didn't get into the regular rotation.

Reviewer: hjl1450 - - February 21, 2005
Subject: NFA A CHARM

This show really rocks, listen to the intense molecule NFA intro and listen close from the 8:55 mark to around the 9:22 mark, intense bass drum punctuates yet another transition into a cool Keith solo! Great vibe in the Spring of 1978!!

Reviewer: bsdnuke - - September 15, 2004
Subject: Good show needs patch for Tennessee Jed

This was a great show. The tape in Jed warbled a bit and resumes later on fine. I had the tape from this show and appreciate it being online. I will look to see if I have the tape and can give it to someone to patch this hole.

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